North Korea Develops Mushroom Sport Drink

Country recently opened Central Mushroom Research Institute.

If you're bored with the usual sport drink flavors, maybe you should accompany Dennis Rodman on his next trip to North Korea and sample the country's new mushroom-based variation.

As the Mirror reports, North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un was behind the recent establishment of the Central Mushroom Research Institute in Pyongyang, the country's capital. The sport drink appears to be one of the institute's first creations. The state news agency claimed, "The natural drink is very effective in enhancing [the] physical ability of sports persons and recovering from their fatigues."

The idea of a mushroom sport drink isn't necessarily as far-fetched as it might sound. Mushrooms are a good source of B vitamins, and many Western sport drinks contain B vitamins, on the theory that they help cellular energy production.